Rodriguez v. United States
Supreme Court of the United States
ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. This writ of error brings up for review a final decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico, by which, in conformity with the verdict of a jury, the plaintiffs in error, Rafael Rodriguez and Euripides Rodriguez, were sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary — the former, for three years at hard labor; the latter, for two years and to pay a fine of five…
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ERROR TO THE DISTRICT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE DISTRICT OF PORTO RICO. This writ of error brings up for review a final decree of the District Court of the United States for the District of Porto Rico, by which, in conformity with the verdict of a jury, the plaintiffs in error, Rafael Rodriguez and Euripides Rodriguez, were sentenced to confinement in the penitentiary — the former, for three years at hard labor; the latter, for two years and to pay a fine of five hundred dollars. The indictment contained two counts. The first count charged that on the first day of November, 1902, in…
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Harlan
The first question is one of the jurisdiction of this court to reexamine the judgment below — the Government insisting that we are without jurisdiction.
We are of opinion that this question is settled by Crowley v. United States, 194 U. S. 461, 462, which was a criminal prosecution for the violation of certain statutes of the United States relating to the postal service.
By the act of April 12, 1900, 31 Stat. 77, 85, &. 191, establishing a civil government for Porto Rico, it was provided that, except as otherwise provided, the statutory laws of the United States shall have the same force and…
2Cases cited2 opinions
- United States v. GaleSupreme Court of the United States · 1883
- Crowley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1904
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